Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller has been voted to become president-elect of NALP (the National Association for Law Placement), an international association of over 2,500 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices and law schools. When he assumes the post in April, he will be the first from the state of Georgia to serve in this leadership capacity in more than two decades.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic has won a remand in the case Thomas v. Secretary, Fla. Dep’t of Corrs before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The court remanded for an evidentiary hearing on whether amending the client's habeas petition would be futile. The case was argued by third-year student Matthew Moore, who prepared for the argument with third-year student Madison G. Mischik. 2021 graduates Jared R. Allen and Olivia B. Hunter helped write the briefs.
The School of Law proudly announces that dozens of alumni, alumnae, friends and colleagues have come together to honor Thomas A. “Tom” Eaton, Hosch Professor of Law Emeritus, with a scholarship bearing his name. The scholarship will benefit law students who have overcome significant adversity and who show great promise of making substantial contributions to the public good and the legal profession.
Appellate Litigation Clinic participant and third-year student Roya Naghepour argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Williams v. DeKalb County. According to the court, she is the first student to present oral argument before it. Third-year student Dylan L. Mauldin co-wrote the briefs and helped Naghepour prepare for the argument.
First-year law student Jordan Heath is the winner of the School of Law's 2022 J. Ralph Beaird 1L Closing Argument Mock Trial Tournament. Congratulations to all who competed, including finalist Natascha Merida-Perez, on their performances.